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6 days ago | 
bookriot.com | Kelly Jensen
What began at the local public school level moved to the public library level. Book bans, overtaking of boards, and cruel budgetary slashes have played out precisely as anticipated back at the beginning of the rise in censorship in 2021, despite claims by book banners that they were simply “curating” “appropriate” books in their local schools. We knew pretty quickly that that wouldn’t be the end of the ride, either. The goal was–and is–dismantling and defunding public institutions.
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1 week ago | 
bookriot.com | Kelly Jensen
In 2020, following several conversations with YA readers, authors, librarians, and educators, it became clear that one of the challenges of short stories in young adult literature was that finding those by your favorite author can be cumbersome. Many authors keep a list of their contributions to anthologies on their website, but no single catalog of short stories made it possible to find as much information as possible about this common story format in a single place.
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1 week ago | 
bookriot.com | Kelly Jensen
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. April’s book showers have, without question, brought up a whole host of May book flowers. If you’ve been thinking this spring’s YA publishing season has been quiet, then this week certainly shows otherwise.
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1 week ago | 
bookriot.com | Kelly Jensen
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This week, the state of Utah added yet another book to its list of titles that must be removed from all public schools. On May 5, Sara Gran’s Water for Elephants was added to the state’s “Sensitive Materials” list. The book was published in 2006.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Kelly Jensen
1 hour agoUtah QB Cam Rising lands new role following medical retirementUtah football quarterback Cam Rising has a new role lined up following his medical retirement from the game. He's got an offense to direct.
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1 week ago | 
bookriot.com | Kelly Jensen
After a promising State Department of Education meeting last month where members of the committee tabled a decision to ban up to 10 more books from public schools statewide, this month, the committee voted to ban all of the titles. Those 10 titles join 11 others banned from every public school in South Carolina and the new decisions make South Carolina the leader in state-sanctioned book bans.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Kelly Jensen
NowPresident Donald Trump is hosting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House amid historic tensions between the countries. Carney said Canada “won’t be for sale, ever,” as Trump told reporters he thinks the country should be the 51st US state.
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1 week ago | 
bookriot.com | Kelly Jensen
Update: A mere hours after this look at the state of the Institute for Museum and Library Services went live, more big news dropped. The lawsuit filed by 21 state attorneys general sought an injunction on further dismantling of the federal agency on several merits, including that action taken on the Executive Order were unconstitutional. Today, Judge John J. McConnell issued that injunction and denied a stay from the current administration.
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1 week ago | 
bookriot.com | Kelly Jensen
It’s been a month and a half since the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) was ransacked by the Department of Government Efficiency. In that time, the only government agency dedicated to public libraries and museums has been turned into a propaganda machine, with a distinct focus on where and how the agency will become a leading vehicle in this administration’s plans for America 250. IMLS staff members were fired and funding for libraries nationwide was revoked.
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1 week ago | 
bookriot.com | Kelly Jensen
What does the average American know about their civic rights or about how this country’s democracy and government operate? The answer depends on who you ask, of course, and in an era where many are labeling the moment a Constitutional crisis, understanding the reality of American civics education helps explain where, why, and how a country built on democracy so easily lets it slip away from the grasp of its citizens.
